Dog Owner Charged with Multiple Felonies After Fatal Attack
Loyalty Scott, 6, was killed by a pair of mastiff-type dogs in northeast Portland.
Dog Owner Charged
UPDATE 07/24/24: A Multnomah County grand jury has indicted the owner of two mastiff-mixes that killed a 6-year old boy inside a garage last December. Koko Moe Miller, 56, is facing multiple felony charges, including: criminally negligent homicide, maintaining a dangerous dog, and two counts of first-degree criminal mistreatment. The Portland Police Bureau's Child Abuse Team conducted the investigation. The case was then presented to the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office.
On December 5, 2023, Loyalty Scott was at Miller's home prior to attending school. Miller told police she took the boy to school every morning after his grandmother dropped him off. Miller kept two large dogs in her garage attached to the home. Loyalty opened the door to the garage, and one of the dogs attacked him. The second dog also joined in, but wasn’t “the primary aggressor,” according to police. Miller was injured while trying to pull the dogs off the boy. A warrant has been issued for her arrest.
KATU News published an image of a sign posted outside of Miller's home. It reads, "No Trespassing Property Patrolled by a Crazy Woman with Dogs and Automatic Weapons. Anyone found here at night will be found here in the morning. HAVE A NICE DAY." Last year, we called out Miller's Facebook page, who identified herself as the "owner and operator of K9 Protection." Her cover photo showed Miller pointing a gun at your face while wearing a bikini top. At some point, Miller changed the cover photo.
Arraignment Hearing
At the arraignment hearing, the judge allowed Miller to maintain ownership of a new dog -- a Labrador puppy that will grow into a sizable dog -- despite her other two large violent dogs killing a child in December, her now facing four felony counts due to the fatal attack, and her having a prior conviction for owning an aggressive animal. Miller told the judge, "My counselor told me to get one," in regards to the new dog. Prosecutors had asked that Miller not possess, own, or have in her control any dog.
The only requirement the judge made is that Miller cannot possess any other dog except, the Lab, "Koda May," and that she enroll in the "Puppy Manners" class at the Oregon Humane Society. Please don't forget that Miller advertises herself as a "crazy woman with dogs and automatic weapons," and for many years, had an image of a violent pit bull as her Facebook cover page, while she stood next to the pit bull pointing a gun at your face. Miller only should have been allowed to own a 5 pound dog!
12/08/23: Mauling Victim Identified
A 6-year old child killed by two mastiff-mixes on December 5 in Portland has been identified as Loyalty Charles Scott. The boy was in the first grade. Officials say that Loyalty was often taken to a family friend's home on 112th Avenue on his way to school. But on that morning, when the woman entered her garage to tend to the large dogs, Loyalty opened the door behind her and the dogs attacked him. The woman -- whose identity has not been released -- tried to stop the attack, but it was too late.
Loyalty's family started a GoFundMe and described their lives as being "turned upside down" since his mauling death. "On December 5th we received a phone call that is going to forever change my family. We were told that Mookie (Loyalty) was attacked by a dog. When we showed up to the scene, we were told that he did not make it. My wife, my brother and I had to tell my mother that her baby didn’t make it. Our family is completely turned upside down and trying to figure out how to keep going."
Someone from the boy's school commented on the fund. Miss Marissa, who donated to the fund, states: "Loyalty was and will always be the funniest, sweetest, most special and charismatic boy. I am so sorry for your heartbreak, grandma, sisters, auntie, and everyone who loved and continues to love him. Big love from school, Miss Marissa." It's unclear why the boy's school has not issued a statement to the media yet. Usually this is done right away after a fatal dog mauling involving a child student.
12/05/23: Child Killed by Dogs
Portland, OR - A 6-year old boy is dead and a woman injured after being attacked by a pair of large dogs. Firefighters were dispatched to a home in the 1800 block of Northeast 112th Avenue in the Parkrose Heights neighborhood just after 7:30 am Tuesday for a report of an animal attack. Audio dispatch log files from Portland Area Fire and Rescue on Broadcastify.com indicate the use of a firearm at the scene prior to the arrival of first responders. A police press conference is expected later today.
Portland Police BureauOn December 5, 2023, at 7:38 a.m., officers were dispatched to reports of a dog attack at a home in the 1800 block of Northeast 112th Avenue in the Parkrose Heights Neighborhood. Officers determined that a pair of dogs mauled a six-year-old boy and an adult female who tried to stop the attack. The boy was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries. Upon further investigation, officers determined the woman injured is the owner of the dogs and the little boy killed is her friend’s grandson. The dogs, believed to be Great Dane-Mastiff mixes, are in the custody of Multnomah County Animal Services.
PPB’s Child Abuse Team and Homicide Unit are investigating. Anyone with information about the case is urged to contact Det. Jennifer Musser.
Police learned the boy's grandmother dropped him off with her friend who takes him to school. The friend, who owns the dogs, went into the garage where the dogs were when the boy opened the door to the garage and one of the dogs attacked him. The second dog then joined in. Both dogs were described as large and heavy great dane-mastiff mixes. Public Information Officer Mike Benner said the owner tried to save the boy, "at some point even grabbing a gun," but it never got that far.
The Oregonian reports the garage, where the two large dogs are kept, is attached to the home. According to the woman, "the boy knew not to approach the dogs." The woman had gone into the garage to tend to the dogs while the boy was inside her house. The 6-year old boy opened the garage door to follow her and one of the dogs attacked him. The woman grabbed a gun, but did not shoot, Benner said. Her hands were injured while intervening. She was transported to a local hospital.
No information was provided about the boy's mother or father or why his grandmother dropped the boy off at this dog owner's home, who's apparently the boy's caretaker, to take him to school each morning. The Portland Police Bureau Child Abuse Team is leading the investigation, with assistance from the Homicide Division, Benner said. It's too soon to say if the dogs' owner will face criminal charges. Multnomah County Animal Services responded to the scene to take custody of the dogs.
Homeowner & K9 Trainer
A woman who lives at the home where the attack occurred calls herself the "owner and operator of K9 Protection" on her Facebook page. Her cover photo shows her pointing a gun at your face while wearing a bikini top. There is no "K9 Protection" business listed on the Oregon Secretary of State's website. One dog on her Facebook page appears to be a cane corso depicted outside the home in February 2023. It's unclear who came up with the "great dane-mastiff mix" breed designation.
The other dog, whose photo was posted in January 2019, has an appearance even more like a cane corso. Property records indicate she has had ownership in the home since June 2021. If one searches for the term "dog" on her profile, a number of posts in the search results criticize police officers for shooting vicious dogs. She nearly had to shoot her own two vicious dogs while they attacked and killed a boy on December 5, 2023. How does she feel about those anti-cop shooting posts now?
Two large mastiff-type dogs seen on the female property owner's Facebook page.
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So two large, very large, dogs who are KEPT IN A GARAGE attacked a six year old ( he was SIX, he didn’t think that opening a door would kill him) and the owner escaped with minor injuries! Where is the sense in this?
Who keeps dogs like these? What delusional grandmother aged woman keeps two maulers in her garage?
Mastiffs are WAR dogs, not pets! We no longer wage war with dogs and horses! There is no reason
(as in a reasonable person should be able to understand) to own a WAR dog! None! This is so sad, so stupid, and so preventable.
There are actual adults saying that the little 6 yr old is at fault. Dog culture is disgusting.
I have a feeling that the sweet, innocent little 6 yr old was in the custody of his negligent Grandparent. Portland is a hot-bed of drug abuse and homelessness. Poor little boy likely had no chance at having a normal childhood. I, thankfully, raised 5 children and none of them are “dog” deviants. BARK all you want, DOG lovers. I do not love your dog. Small, medium, large or X-Large.
Let ’em bark all they want. Because I agree with you, Kimberley.
This culture is why I’ve come to dislike dogs very much, and their clueless owners even more. So many barking dogs everywhere I’ve lived. And if you try speaking to the owners YOU are the one with the problem, not them. County and city officials are completely unwilling to enforce simple laws.
Dayna, have you been eavesdropping in my neighborhood? Because what you’ve described is exactly what I’ve experienced.
And I don’t know if anyone else has experienced this, but one of my neighbors accused me of discrimination.
Why? Because I began by politely asking them to keep their yappy little pug quiet. I wrote letters, and when that didn’t work, I made an animal control report and was required to go to mediation.
What a waste of time that was. At the end of the mediation session, the man who accused me of discrimination gave me his cell phone number so I could call when the dog was barking.
Call that number I did, morning, noon, and night. Didn’t take long for those calls to devolve into shouting matches.
My next step was to get a lawyer to write a letter saying, in essence, that if they don’t get control of that dog, I would see them in court.
Shortly after they responded to that letter through their lawyer, who offered a bunch of lies and excuses, there was a huge human trafficking bust that involved the United States and Mexican governments.
And, wouldn’t you know it, my neighbors’ shuttle van business was associated with one of the companies that was taken down. Van disappeared a few months later, never to be seen again.
Well, in time, that pug disappeared too.
Nowadays, I don’t hear much of any noise from these neighbors. But, given what’s happening along the US-Mexican border, I wouldn’t be at all surprised to learn that they’re still involved in trafficking.
Little yappy dogs or big loud dog with their incessant barking annoy me so much. I like to craft in my garage and all I hear is RUFF RUFF, YAP YAP! It’s truly disgusting and rude.
Wow YQN! That is crazy!!
I don’t bother to call authorities or talk to them anymore, I just make sure they hear me yell across the yards to shut their effing dogs up. We live in a pricey neighborhood (overpriced kennel), my neighbors all think I’m nuts and probably are afraid I’m going to poison their mutts so they don’t leave them out continuously. I’m looking forward to the day my husband retires and we can buy some acreage with a buffer between my neighbors and us. And I can shoot the loose ones that come onto my property. Yes, I’m going to be the crank neighbor, I just don’t care anymore, I’m so done with the damned dogs.
Here’s the thing that troubles me as a (quiet) dog owner.
Barking in a house/yard is not hard to fix. Any responsible trainer can show someone how to stop this in the first session if the owner is willing to work hard. Barking from excitement or beagles yodelling when out for walks, is a bit more of a stretch and takes a bit more labour and attention.
Everyone blames “dog culture” but herein lies the problem.
__The people who own dogs now are NOT “dog lovers.”__
People who actually love dogs take care to choose a dog they can work with, with a stable temperament and spend time teaching them how to live in civilized society.
As Eisenmann said, “A good dog is not defined by what it *does*, it is defined by *what it does not do*. It does not bite, it does not growl or snarl, it does not bark all day and it does not use the house for a bathroom.”
Exactly Dayna! Same situation in my neighborhood. UGH! Big dogs barking day and night. I really started to dislike dogs after my 88 yr old Aunt Jill was killed by her only neighbors savage, mixed mutts. 6 of them. https://blog.dogsbite.org/2019/02/dog-bite-fatality-pickett-county-dog-attack.html
Please tell me Holland Evans, the dog owner, paid for her crime.
Rebecca J, Holly/Holland entered a guilty plea and was given 3 years probation. We sued her in civil court. My other Aunt got a little over $8K, after the attorney fees. That’s not what I call justice. 😒
OMGosh Kimberly! I’m so sorry for your loss and you ain’t dying that way! So sad.
This poor little boy was at the mercy of irresponsible, negligent adults. So very heartbreaking. The grandmother and the dogs owner should BOTH be charged with his death. The dogs owner KNEW the dogs were dangerous and apparently told police that the little boy, 6 YEARS OLD, had been told to stay away from the dogs because they were dangerous. https://www.koin.com/news/portland/child-killed-in-northeast-portland-dog-mauling-incident/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=referral&fbclid=IwAR2C8hCqqyYu1dXYIADWWXc4VoakH6Nt8r6kc4UjBE2jfJ81r30aT-fdO-o
The Owner’s Twitter Home Page is a piece of work. She is pointing a gun at the camera, and is wearing a bondage type of outfit. She is 20 years too old for that outfit, too.
The awful dog owner/babysitter has washed her hands of all responsibility. Love how she blames the child because he was told. I honestly don’t believe she had any intention of shooting those dogs. She couldn’t even do that to try to save his life.
Of course she didn’t have any intention of shooting her savage beasts. She LOVED them. Imagine telling an innocent 6 yr old that the savages in the garage are dangerous, DON’T come in here. He was 6 years old.
It’s unreal. Unless more people go to jail, children and seniors will continue to die needlessly, horribly by dogs.
You only hear “minor injuries” when it is a negligent owner who values the dog more than the victim, yet often mothers and grandmothers nearly die trying to save the child. I could see trying to be cautious not to accidentally shoot the child, but one way or another there would have been two dead dogs when the police arrived.
This lady clearly valued her dogs more than any child. I believe the same is true of most people who own dangerous dogs today. If you cared about the lives of children and owned child-killing breeds of dogs then how on Earth could you live with the stress of knowing what could happen? If I had a potential liability like this in my life, nightmares would be waking me up regularly. People like the lady who owned these dogs either don’t know or don’t care that they are risking people’s lives.
The poor boy he was a curious little boy of course he want to play with a dog.it so gross that grown up are blaming a little boy interested in animals.so the so called grandma is going to blame her own grandson for his death because he choose to open the door. No lady blame yourself I can’t never understand people cared about the life of dogs over a little boy life shameful.
Oh yeah if the babysitter was so concerned about her dangerous dog then why didn’t she pay money out of her pocket to trained her “fur babies” so they can be lovable dogs.maybe she should keep her eyes on that trouble maker if she keep warning him not to open the door because that what babysitter are pay to do watch and keep an eye on the baby I’m guessing she’s a terrible dog owner if her dogs are dangerous.
These brain surgeons didn’t have the sense God gave a Christmas tree.
Stick latch at an adult eye level so the kid can’t get in. Or if he’s a mischievous one, put a latch and cheap lock.
This kid didn’t deserve to be surrounded by Darwin Award winners.
Better yet, if they locked the dogs in the garage because they were dangerous, BE the dogs.
there is no possible way people do not notice a these dogs have propensity to attack because that level of aggression isn’t just latent until they see a kid ,
First time commentor here long time reader. Former pit foster out of Chicago. I can honestly say I’m probably built different than almost all of you, and used to try to convince myself and others all the lies about pits we’ve all heard. I then got married and started a family and started hearing the horror stories. Chances are I’d never hangout in person with any of you, but here on this site we’re in agreement. My wife got mauled by a neighbors pit outta nowhere and that kinda started me going down this rabbit hole. I’m one of those yo if my dog bothers you in my house leave, and I’d save my dog from anything but you idc what happens but he’s a loving lab and plott hound. Legit plott. All this to say we all come from different backgrounds, ethnicities, and country’s but all have the same goal in mind. Banning these murder machines. I’m 6’5 230 pounds and have to arm up to take my child to busstop enough is enough
I just wanted to say thank you for changing your mind. I find it’s rare that pit apologists / pit owners / pit fosters do so, even when confronted with statistics and horror stories. I was never necessarily a pit apologist, but I was once one who believed the lie that pits were like any other dog. We adopted a pit mix from a shelter in 2020 and returned 3 weeks later after it attacked our 9-year-old daughter. She was wearing heavy winter clothing and was not hurt, but obviously it really rattled me. I then was willing to look at the evidence and what I found shocked me. I am beyond grateful nothing worse happened!
I still can’t believe all these deaths and horrific maulings aren’t national news every time! I am still a dog lover, though, and it saddens me a bit to see people on here who simply hate all dogs. Certainly, they are entitled to feel that way, but we need to unite in focusing on the unique danger that bloodsport breeds pose to all of us and work to get them banned. I’m not optimistic it’ll happen, sadly, but something has to change. Just since I’ve been paying attention, it seems the maulings and fatalities have greatly increased. It’s insane.
BTW, we had a Plott hound / lab for 13 years! He was a fantastic dog. Of course, since I learned the truth about pits, I’ve looked back and wondered whether he could’ve been part pit (he did not come from a breeder – we just ended up with him, long story) but when I look at pictures I’m reminded he truly looked like a hound, with a long snout and long ears. He was a wonderful dog, perfectly gentle around our kids and never showed an ounce of aggression. We have a St. Bernard / GSP mix currently that we’ve had for 2 years, and if I believed in reincarnation, I’d think he was our Plott hound all over again!
That’s how I feel, too. It’s rough to see people lump all dog owners together. We’re not the same, believe me, and we want the fighting breeds gone just as much as they do. They’re a danger to NORMAL dogs, who in general aren’t a threat to anyone.
If you wouldn’t allow your child to be in the proximity of land mines you shouldn’t allow your child to be in the proximity of dangerous dogs.
Negligence in both cases can have the same result.
I don’t know how so many parents of small kids are okay with them being around a pit, much less even living with one. I won’t let my dogs anywhere near anything that looks like it has a drop of pit/fighting breed in it.
Another day, another week, another month…ANOTHER dead child. This is an epidemic of abuse, neglect, propaganda, denial and sheer ignorance. Yes, this time it’s a Great Dane. Colleen has this breed on the fatality list, too. The breed, popularized in the Marmaduke movie as a big loveable lug when in reality can be a powerful, dangerous dog. Then, pair that with a “mixed” Mastiff another powerful killing machine. This woman might as well had two tigers in the garage. How can anyone expect a six-year-old to understand that a door stood between him and death? The argument that a child “should know better” is insane. How dare anyone question the judgment of a young child. Those irresponsible adults have blood on their hands. Many of us here will continue to ask, How many children have to die before this stops? That “caregiver” had a gun, but she waited until it was too late. Another recent case had grandma slitting her pit bull’s neck while it slaughtered her four-year-old autistic grandchild. I realize I’m preaching to the choir…I’m just so sad to know these tragedies will continue.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12832385/Portland-boy-6-mauled-death-Great-Dane-Mastiff-mixes.html
I’ve gone to obedience classes routinely for much of my life. What I have learned is that dog behavior is predictable. I’ve heard and seen very little about Great Danes typically being killers. I, of course, realize a few Great Danes have killed people. I have seen some incredibly well trained Great Danes.
On the other hand, Mastiffs normally do their own thing depending on what that is. In classes, they often targeted small breed dogs for their next dinner, but they didn’t catch them.
In addition,I talked with a young woman selling Blue dog food. She said a very large male Mastiff had bitten her in the hand without warning after the owner had gotten the dog to do a down-stay.
The owner took the monster home and called back telling a PetsMart employee that the bite was this dog’s third bite, and the Blue dog food rep’s bite was the direct cause of the required euthanasia. The rep had some nerve damage from the bite.
Now I’m very stupid. I think the owner of the Mastiff could have left him safely at home. She could have had a muzzle on the dog. She could have warned the Blue rep that her dog was a biter. The owner had a pair of Mastiffs. This dog was the male and I don’t know if he was neutered.
In the case of this little boy’s death, the owner was involved in protection or guard dogs. My question is why she couldn’t call off her trained biting dogs. Doesn’t she train an OUT command? Some people don’t, as dogs trained to out may not bite as hard. At any rate, the dogs’ owner had been involved with guard dogs for many years. She was careless, and her carelessness was the cause of the boy’s death. I hope she is prosecuted.
Wow, I regret the few seconds of looking at her Facebook page. Dominatrix maybe? Conspiracy theorist, clearly. “K9 Protection” with the gun, dangerous dogs, and lingerie. Yikes. Not someone most people would leave their child with, in my opinion.
Could the Great Dane/Mastiff mixes actually be Cane Corsos? I’ve noticed an uptick in Cane Corso popularity based on various social media and Craigslist posts. It would make sense for someone to try and keep that breed name out of the headlines for dangerous behavior. I’d guess some people are making big bucks from breeding them.
Finally, I’m so sick of the whole guard dog/protection dog nonsense. We have technology. It’s long past time to stop using animals as weapons (yes, that includes police K-9s like the one who just mauled a kennel assistant’s face while being boarded). Just my opinion. Dogs are meant to be our loving companions. We protect them.
Sorry, not sorry, after looking at her FB, this Blonde Bimbo deserves everything she gets. Not mercy, …Justice. Her asinine beliefs killed an innocent child. That big dope and she making this false equivalency between child molesters and a poor, misunderstood mutt that attacks. That’s right, they say, forget the justice system, let’s shoot the human abuser. Just like we should shoot cops who are defending themselves or the public from dog attacks. What rock do these people live under? I guess her gun skills failed her when it mattered most? Oh, but wait, never shoot a dog even if it’s mauling a child to death.
Colleen, I believe it was the Public Info Officer that came up with the breed. He’s probably not dog savvy. Either that or Miss K9 protection, gun pointer told the police that BS. I also read that the owner said they were “mutts.”
this is from her page …….koko Miller
Just so you all know, this corona virus is BS. Coronavirus is a dog disease from eating shit. And our government is filling you scared ass sheep a bunch of shit, so martial law can be in effect, wake up people and see the truth…
shes a dumdum
I have to wonder what the dog owner, the first responders, and the public in general would have to say if this poor child had gotten hold of this woman’s gun and shot himself. That it’s his own fault because he had been told not to touch the gun? Would the dog owner have been arrested for having a dangerous weapon where a child could get to it? In my opinion, there’s not much difference between a dangerous dog and a gun, except that a gun has to be loaded and the trigger has to be pulled, while a dog can just attack at any time. However you look at it, no one was looking out for this child’s safety and this lady was about as inappropriate a baby sitter as one could be. He didn’t have much of a chance, poor little chap.
supposedly the ones an xl bully as per facebook ,,looks like one for sure
This is the little boys mother. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100075284224951
This is his grandmother.
https://www.facebook.com/rena.scott77
The GFM has been updated to say that the Portland Police Department will be paying for Loyalty’s funeral and they also increased the goal to $25K. 😑
The fact that those beasts weren’t immediately put down infuriates me. Why are they still breathing after they viciously killed a child?!
Infuriating.